Louis Sullivan : an American architect /

Long considered the father of the skyscraper, Louis Henry Sullivan (1856-1924) first came to wide attention in 1889 with the completion of the Auditorium Building in Chicago. Louis Sullivan presents, for the first time, every remaining structure designed by the architect, accompanied by striking col...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cannon, Patrick F. (Author)
Other Authors:	Caulfield, James, 1953- (photographer (expression).)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Glessner House, [2024].
Edition:	First edition revised.
Subjects:	Sullivan, Louis H., > 1856-1924 > Criticism and interpretation. Architecture > Illinois > Chicago Region. Chicago (Ill.) > Buildings, structures, etc.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
A life in architecture
Housing a growing Chicago
Reaching for the sky
The wonder of the age
Temples to God, temples to commerce
Decline and triumph
Fragments.